Well, remember that the initial rubbish scandal reports were that he'd stormed out of the stadium. It was totally overblown. If himself and LVG had real issues, it'd be Wilson in.
FA Premier League
Queens Park Rangers 0:2 Manchester United
Loftus Road
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- Sat, 17 January 2015 @ 3:00pm GMT
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) look forward to a new life under Ruben Amorim. What system will we be playing? What players will impress? and how will it all go? We also say goodbye to Ruud Van Nistelrooy and review United's 3-0 win at home against Leicester City.
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Well, remember that the initial rubbish scandal reports were that he'd stormed out of the stadium. It was totally overblown. If himself and LVG had real issues, it'd be Wilson in.Amazed at the bull crap about how we don't have any defenders so he has to play this. We have more than enough defenders but he is choosing to play this because he likes this.Why is Van Gaal so wedded to 3-5-2. His whole career he has used variants of 4-3-3. He stumbles onto 3-5-2 in the run up to the World Cup, and now he's forcing a squad better suited to the diamond into this...Not sure about the Di Maria upfront thing. Prefer he sits back and makes things happen.We keep playing our best striker in CM despite having Fellaini and Herrera fit and Blind without any need playing LWB. I'm seriously sick of this, this is insane, LVG is just being stubborn. He's getting himself sacked at the end of the season with this piece of shite 3-5-2, because we're not going to improve magically. It will be yet another shite game, there is no doubt about that.
We could play a diamond with the very same players!
De Gea
Valencia - Smalling - Jones - Rojo
Carrick
Mata - Blind
Di Maria
Rooney - Falcao
As I said, some of the aforementioned players roles themselves are the concerns.
If Di Maria is playing up front, it's bordering on ridiculous.
calm down, it's not Facebook.With those players we could line up with 4-2-3-1 (3 AM players rotating) but we won't.
De Gea
Valencia
Smalling
Jones
Rojo
Blind
Carrick
Rooney
Mata
Di Maria
Falcao
Blind as wingback instead of midfield, Rooney and Mata in midfield and Di Maria up front?
If that's true then it's a comedy.What id like with those players
DDGWhat I expect
Valencia-Jones-Smalling-Rojo
Blind-Carrick
Rooney-Mata-ADM
Falcao
DDG
Jones-Smalling-Rojo
Valencia-Carrick-Rooney-Blind
Mata
Falcao-ADM
I can live with the formation, but if he does play ADM up front and Rooney in midfield, it better damn well work.
Yep, they should switch.The frustration is that, personnel wise, it's a good line up, but I worry that the formation will result in the usual paceless, unpenetrative performance.
I'd love for us to set up as follows, but I know we won't:
Dave
Tony V Jones Smalling Rojo
Carrick Blind
Mata AdM Rooney
Falcao
Its this. Means a Striker in CM again, and a CM as a striker. Meaning both of them wont be at the best either. Rooney will keep pinging balls to Valencia in that position. This formation makes me really frustrated as it can be so much better!
He played it with Ajax as well(I think) .
Mata, Rooney, Di Maria and Falcao... Yeah totally uninspiring! I wish we had Jozy Altidore, Stephen Ireland and David Nugent leading the front. Sigh...I have no idea why he's got such a big problem having Valencia as rb, Fergie played him there and he was more than ok in that position.
Do you know something the rest of us don 't about the fitness of the squad's fullbacks? Fergie and even Moyes would be starting at least one of them.
And Van Gaal's the one faffing about with the CB situation
That would be a travesty, surely he can't make the same mistake again and play Rooney in midfield and Di Maria as a striker at the same?
I was hoping for Di Maria in Rooneys midfield position and Rooney as the second striker.compare to mine only mata io fellaini to start, obviously lvg is more aggressive than me! but i would still insist to start fellaini so to free up rooney, and allows carrick more freedom in play. mata is really not useful in build up playSo Di Maria upfront or in midfield?
I'd expect to be Rooney in midfield and Di Maria upfront.
It's going to be another long boring afternoon.
Sadly it's probably the case.
However, everyone should keep in mind it took Holland the better part of a year to start looking good in a 352.
Well Rafael is constantly injured and now has a broken jaw, and Shaw has been on/off injured all season, so yes.We should still win but it may not be nearly as pretty as we'd like. Hopefully Rooney is up front with Di Maria in midfield, but i've got a funny feeling it's the same again.
If we can't get the 3 points here the knives will be getting sharpened, and rightly so. We're not making best use out of the quality players we have.I wish he'd just feck off with this 352 bollocks! He's becoming as infuriating as Moyes.good to see pereira is on the bench againTeam News
QPR XI: Green; Isla, Dunne, Onuoha, Hill; Vargas, Barton, Henry, Fer; Austin, Zamora.
Subs: McCarthy, Caulker, Ferdinand, Kranjcar, Hoilet, Taarabt, Zarate.
Man Utd XI: De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Rojo, Valencia, Carrick, Mata, Blind, Rooney, Di Maria, Falcao.
Subs: Valdes, Evans, McNair, Januzaj, Herrera, Fellaini, Wilson.
I realise you are annoyed about the formation
But whoever thought a line up including names like di Maria, Falcao and mata would be considered uninspiringAbsolute shambles of a side if it's 352, is Van Gaal actually an experienced manager? or has he had memory loss and forgotten competely what a balanced side looks like?
That Man Utd 11 has 1 central midfielder and potentially 3 No.10's.
Unless we are shaping up to look like;
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Valencia Jones Smalling Rojo
Di Maria Carrick Blind
Mata
Rooney Falcao
we have zero chance's of putting in decent shift.
In order for man utd to function, we need two neutral midfielders to protect the defence giving freedom to Valencia and Rojo to push forward and support our attack, there is a distinct lack of movement up front, then to make all worse, we have protection for our disjointed defence that endlessly does long balls and back passes as a result.
If we line up 352, Fellaini has to replace Mata asap, because how in the hell are we meant to be balanced with rooney, mata and Di Maria ?
I know. Especially when he is dogshit going forward.
Nice one!A striker in midfield and a midfielder up front, that's the "philosophy".
Thought Rafa broke his cheek bone? Anyway, I hope Di Maria is in midfield and its Rooney and Falcao upfront.I'd go:
Blind
Carrick di Maria
Mata
Rooney Falcao3-5-2, so shocked.
-------------------------------------DE GEA-----------------------------------------
--------------SMALLING--------------JONES----------------ROJO---------------------
VALENCIA------------------------------------------------------------------------BLIND
--------------------------CARRICK------------ROONEY--------------------------------
--------------------------------------MATA-------------------------------------------
-----------------------FALCAO------------------DI MARIA------------------------------
Would be better if Di Maria and Rooney swapped.
Quality forward playing in midfield and world class midfielder playing as a forward. lol.
No, not because he likes it but because he wants to show he is a genius. The more it is criticised the more he will want to play it.Di Maria up front does not work. We spent so much money on him only to use him in a position where we don't even get the best out of him. I'm predicting a narrow win.Please, just have Rooney up front and Di Maria in midfield. PLEASE.Good lineup. We will score a few today.3 five fecking 2 again. I'm so pissed off. Van Gaal's basically waiting for a good performance so he can justify using it. We've only looked good in it against Newcastle, so why he continues to use it I will never fecking know.
I won't even mind that much if he plays Di Maria in centre midfield, but I guess he'll be playing up top again, with Rooney in centre midfield.
Thanks. Has Blackett been dropped due to his culpability in the Southampton goal do you think?
Oh and it's just occurred to me that that means no Rafael or Shaw either, i haven't hear word of new injuries to them.Good to have 3 CB's against Charlie Austin as the lone striker. Austin is a fantastic player with the ability to win games on his own, can see him sign for a top 3 club in England or Spain at the end of the season.- Status
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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23%
David de Gea
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16%
James Wilson
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15%
Daley Blind
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10%
Marcos Rojo
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3%
Radamel Falcao
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2%
Antonio Valencia
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1%
Michael Carrick
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1%
Angel Di Maria
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1%
Phil Jones
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1%
Wayne Rooney
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1%
Ander Herrera
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 500 ratings.
Score Predictions
487,61,92
- Man Utd win
- Q.P.R. win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 16% Q.P.R. 0:3 Man Utd
- 14% Q.P.R. 0:2 Man Utd
- 14% Q.P.R. 1:3 Man Utd
- 13% Q.P.R. 1:2 Man Utd
- 8% Q.P.R. 1:1 Man Utd
- 5% Q.P.R. 0:4 Man Utd
- 5% Q.P.R. 0:1 Man Utd
- 4% Q.P.R. 2:1 Man Utd
- 4% Q.P.R. 0:5 Man Utd
- 3% Q.P.R. 0:0 Man Utd
- 3% Q.P.R. 2:2 Man Utd
- 3% Q.P.R. 1:4 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 2:3 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 2:0 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 1:0 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 3:1 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 2:4 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 1:5 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 3:0 Man Utd
- 1% Q.P.R. 5:0 Man Utd
- 0% Q.P.R. 4:0 Man Utd
- 0% Q.P.R. 4:1 Man Utd
- 0% Q.P.R. 3:3 Man Utd
- 0% Q.P.R. 3:5 Man Utd
- 0% Q.P.R. 2:5 Man Utd
- 0% Q.P.R. 4:2 Man Utd
Match Stats
- Q.P.R.
- Man Utd
- Possession
- 38% 62%
- Shots
- 18 12
- Shots on Target
- 4 7
- Corners
- 3 3
- Fouls
- 12 10
Referee
Neil Swarbrick
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Ander Herrera
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